Psilocybin mitigates the cognitive deficits observed in a rat model of Fragile X syndrome.
Psychopharmacology 2023 Valeria Buzzelli, Emilia Carbone, Antonia Manduca et al. 20 citations
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability (ID) and the leading monogenic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Serotonergic neurotransmission has a key role in the modulation of neuronal activity during development, and therefore, it has been hypothesized to be involved in ASD and co-occurring conditions including FXS. As serotonin is involved in...
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Psilocybin
Fragile x syndrome
Microdoses
Novel object recognition
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